Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Trade Name
Sherwood
Date1930-1950 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Place MadeCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelMaster
Serial No.38178
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: SHERWOOD / MASTER / MADE IN U.S.A.MarkingsStamped on slide receiver, upper cork barrel, and upper outer slide: 38178
Stamped on bell bow near joint with neckpipe: 78
DescriptionThis is a stencil instrument made either by Pan American (Elkhart, Indiana) or by the Ohio Band Instrument Company (Cleveland, Ohio, a division of the F. A. Reynolds Company), ca. 1940. The Sherwood line included "Standard," "Master," and "Pro" models produced. from ca. 1920-1950.
Brass; with nickel-plated inner slides and stockings. Satin silver finish with gold-plated bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7-1/4 in (184 mm)
Primary bore: 0.475 in (12.0 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 144, plate 145.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02109
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1930-1933 ca.